by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Nov 30, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today is the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle. St. Andrew is the patron saint of several countries, notably Scotland and Russia – as well as patron of many other activities, including the Russian Navy. The brother of Simon Peter, he was called as an apostle and...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Nov 30, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Andrew is known as the first apostle to be called. Each of the evangelists remembers the apostles’ first call in slightly different ways. According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was among the disciples of John the Baptist when Jesus appeared. The Baptist sends...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Nov 29, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel we not only see Jesus at prayer but we hear the words of his prayer: “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth…” Jesus, the Son of God, gives praise to his heavenly Father, the Creator and Ruler of heaven and earth. Jesus gives praise to...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Nov 28, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading, the Prophet Isaiah is speaking to the people of Israel in the 8th century before Christ. In earlier verses, he has reminded them of their responsibilities as the qahal Yahweh, the people of God – their duties to the poor, the orphaned,...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Nov 25, 2022 | Friar Reflection
We have arrived at the second to the last day – tomorrow is the very last day of the liturgical year. John’s vision in the first reading speaks of the second-to-last-things that will happen. We tend to get caught up in the descriptions of all those things: plagues,...
